Tag: Hrcp
Women’s exclusion from top governance slots alarming: HRCP
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for addressing the ‘near-complete exclusion’ of women from top governance positions in the country.
A statement...
HRCP expresses concerns on women’s under-representation in judiciary
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has stressed the urgent need for addressing the severe under-representation of women in the higher judiciary.
As part...
HRCP welcomes Punjab’s new domestic violence bill
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has welcomed the passage of the Protection of Women against Violence Bill, 2015, by the Punjab Assembly...
HRCP releases report on Karachi govt schools
Human Rights Commission Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday presented a report on condition of primary, middle and secondary schools in the metropolis.
Talking to media personnel...
HRCP calls for stay of execution of murder convict
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the president to stay the execution of Syed Saqi Shah who is scheduled to...
HRCP alarmed by Pak opposition to UN resolution for rights defenders
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday expressed alarm and serious dismay over Pakistan voting last week against a United Nations General...
HRCP alarmed by Pak opposition to UN resolution for rights defenders
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its alarm and serious dismay over Pakistan voting last week against a United Nations General...
HRCP seeks PM’s intervention to stay paraplegic prisoner’s execution
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has through a letter requested Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to stay the execution of Abdul Basit, a...
HRCP observes obstacles for some women voters in 2nd phase
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has observed obstacles for some women voters in 2nd phase of LB polls held in Sindh and...
Rashid demands more transparency from ECP
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Sunday that Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) needed to facilitate election observers in line...
Political parties must end damaging rhetoric
HRCP urges politicians to focus on real issues now that the elections are over
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday urged the...
HRCP asks parties to focus on real issues, electoral reform
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the political parties who contested Sunday’s by-elections to step back from the ‘rough campaigning’ to...
HRCP sees alarm over growing threats to democracy and human rights
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday expressed alarm over growing threats to democracy and human rights in the country.
“The HRCP Executive...
HRCP moot says promoting commonalities can check sectarian disharmony
A consultative dialogue was held at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday to identify common avenues for the promotion of peace and...
HRCP says credible proofs of child sexual abuse in Kasur
The team found none, including the parents, were concerned about physical and psychological impact of the abuse on the victims
Army preparing for final push in fight against militants
A year on from the launch of a major offensive to eradicate strongholds of Taliban and other militants in North Waziristan tribal area, the military says the job is 90 per cent done.
HRCP condemns Mastung killings, demands justice
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the murder of at least 21 passengers of two Karachi-bound buses in Mastung district...
